Description:
The tarka a duct-flute hand carved in a square or rectangular-shaped
profile the tarka found in the Andean mountains of Peru and Bolivia and
the tarka is played amongst the Inca and Aymara peoples. Traditionally
the tarka is accompanied by other tarkas and the bombo. Today the tarka
is found in professional Andean ensembles and festival performances.
Anatomy of the Tarka: The tarka has 6 finger-holes the labium just underneath the mouth piece. The tarka's are usually hand carved, sometimes, painted, carved in three dimensional shapes often square or rectangular.